Month: September 2015

Originally published at Rare Any time news breaks of a company dramatically increasing its prices, particularly when it appears to have complete ownership of a crucial product such as medicine, predictable cries of “the free market failed” echo throughout the pundit class and spread like wildfire via social media. The trouble with this knee-jerk reaction…

Originally published at Rare When top-tier Republican presidential Ben Carson said recently that he didn’t believe a Muslim should become U.S. president, it drew sharp rebukes from GOP candidates Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul. Paul noted Monday that, “Article VI of the Constitution says there won’t be a religious test.” Cruz echoed that…

From my observations of Scott Walker, I predicted very early on that he would struggle on the national stage. I said I thought he’d be a Rick Perry of 2012 redux, where people liked him in theory more than when they actually saw how he performed. But wow, I didn’t expect him to drop out…

Originally published at Rare In the second Republican debate where tensions ran high, Carly Fiorina had what was arguably, the rawest emotional moment of the night. When the topic of marijuana came up, she broke out of her usual assertiveness and added a deeply personal touch to the discussion. “I very much hope that I’m…

Originally published at Rare Rand Paul joined Sean Hannity Thursday to talk about how he sees the Republican field shaping up from here on out. “I think it was a good debate, I think we mixed it up pretty well, and I think we’re going to see a reshuffling of things,” said Paul. “We’re done with…